In a release, troopers said the crash happened near mile marker 370, slowing down traffic in the southbound lanes.

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash that had Interstate 75 closed near the Marion and Alachua county line on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A standoff between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and federal education officials about student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended after school districts nixed mask mandates.

The Florida Highway Patrol began an operation on Monday in Alachua, Columbia and Marion Counties to crack down on dangerous driving on I-75.

The State Board of Education followed up on its threat to financially penalize local school officials who impose student mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran reiterated DeSantis’ position that parents should be able to decide whether children wear masks.

The truck driver who caused a deadly five-car crash on Jan. 3, 2019, on Interstate 75 had a number of medical conditions which may have contributed to the wreck.